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Want Safer Biking and Walking Across the Harlem River? Tell DOT Your Ideas
Residents from the Bronx and Manhattan told DOT last night how they want to improve walking and biking across the Harlem River bridges. It was the second of four Harlem River bridges workshops this month.
June 17, 2015
DOT and Ydanis Rodriguez Break Ground on Uptown Bike Lanes
Don't underestimate the importance of this development: Today, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez announced the groundbreaking for new bike routes linking the Hudson River Greenway to the restored High Bridge, which connects Upper Manhattan to the Bronx.
June 12, 2015
DOT, CB 12 Hold Firm as Cranks Attack Fort George Hill Bike Lane
Fort George Hill co-op owners had a freak-out over a new protected bike lane at a Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee meeting Monday evening.
June 4, 2015
Upper Manhattan’s First Protected Bike Lane Goes Green [Updated]
Update: The Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee will consider an agenda item tonight that would call on DOT to remove the Fort George Hill bike lane. Yes, really. The meeting will be held at the Isabella Geriatric Center, 515 Audobon Avenue, at 7 p.m.
June 1, 2015
DOT Proposes Road Diets for Two Uptown Avenues
Two dangerous uptown avenues could get road diets and bike lanes this summer under a DOT plan presented to the Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee on Monday [PDF]. A plan for Sherman Avenue received the committee's support, while a design for St. Nicholas Avenue is headed for at least one more month of review.
May 8, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Upper Manhattan’s First Protected Bike Lane in Progress
Reader Jonathan Rabinowitz sent this photo of Upper Manhattan's first protected bike lane, now under construction on Fort George Hill, a one-way street that connects Dyckman Street in Inwood with Fairview Avenue to the south, along the western border of Harlem River Park.
April 13, 2015
Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Washington Heights After CB 12 Vote
Washington Heights will get protected bike lanes and major pedestrian upgrades after Manhattan Community Board 12 endorsed a DOT proposal last night.
March 25, 2015
Plaza de Las Americas Reclaims Space for People in Washington Heights
The city broke ground this morning on a new plaza in Washington Heights set to open early next year. The project will transform an extra-wide asphalt block into a permanent public space hosting vendors and a farmers market.
March 20, 2015
Will Rodriguez and Brewer Reappoint CB 12 Crank Jim “Honey Child” Berlin?
City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer can remove a barrier to safer streets in Upper Manhattan by relieving Jim Berlin of his spot on Community Board 12, which covers Washington Heights and Inwood.
March 6, 2015
CB 12 Committee Puts Parking Over Safety in Vote on Uptown Bike Lanes
DOT is proposing significant bicycle and pedestrian upgrades in Washington Heights, but the Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee wants to nibble away at a protected bike lane in the plan. The committee voted to support the DOT plan but with modifications that would shrink a proposed protected bike lane on Edgecombe Avenue to preserve parking.
March 5, 2015